Officials complain league is hanging them out to dry

[Novacane]

......"Morale right now is the lowest it has ever been since I've been in the league," one veteran game official, who like others spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Times. "There is just massive confusion right now. There is also disgust with the league office. They are hanging us out to dry when they are completely aware of the problems that exist."



The problem is they are a bunch of incompetent morons.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0115/1493069.html

[lordofgun]

I hope they all quit.

[Doc]

The NFL is no longer protecting their incompetence. Before this year you never heard about these memos being sent to teams after games telling them how the refs screwed up. It's also not like the NFL didn't give them a tool (IR) which they STILL can't use correctly and circumvent by blowing quick whistles. Make them full-timers and have them train like the athletes do, to make them physically and mentally sharper.

[MissBuffalo]

Agreed BTR46. They need to start owning up to the huge mistakes they are making and not try to pawn them off onto someone else.

[Dozerdog]

They need full timers.


There is enough work in Europe, pre season training camps, and the NFL season to keep them busy 9-10 months a year.

The off months they can eat carrots and improve their eye sight

[LtBillsFan66]

There are too many friggin rules and the more rules the more loopholes. They should try and simplify a bit.

Like the new rule about a receiver having to make a “football move” before having possession. The one that screwed us against GB.

[Doc]

No what screwed the Bills was the quick whistle and a ref BEHIND the play making the call. Green more than made a "football move" and there was no reason for the ref to blow the play dead and make it unreviewable, except to cover his own incompetence.

[Ebenezer]

Give me $75,000 and I'll be a full time ref...I would spend March to May...12 solid weeks just getting in shape.

[Buffarama]

Honestly, the replacements were much better than these guys. Todays refs control the game too much and don't make sensible calls.

[BillsNYC]

these guys are all lawyers and professionals....i said they should have dropped them when they striked!

[don137]

I feel the refs should be more accountable. Screw them if they feel the league is pressuring them. Maybe they should realize people take the NFL seriously and to referee in the NFL you should have it has your full-time job.

[RedEyE]

Mistakes happen now and again, but these officials have standardized mistakes in pro football. I could give a rat's a$$ how low their morale is. Fact is, if they performed more accurately, they wouldn't find themselves under this type of scrutiny.

[TigerJ]

No sympathy here. Football has become a game of wondering how the refs will screw up next.

[LtBillsFan66]

Originally posted by TigerJ
No sympathy here. Football has become a game of wondering how the refs will screw up next.

No kidding! After every good play, you have to pray for no flag. I'm always looking for the yellow icon by the score and time. It should not be that way!

[Fat Tony]

You get what you pay for!